Lars Lambooij
Dutch football executive and former player (born 1988)
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Lars Lambooij (born 16 April 1988) is a Dutch football executive and former player who is the technical director of Eerste Divisie club Cambuur.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tilburg, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cambuur (technical director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | GSBW | ||
| 1997–2009 | Willem II | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Veendam | 103 | (10) |
| 2013–2017 | Go Ahead Eagles | 68 | (0) |
| Total | 172 | (10) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Lambooij began his career in the youth system of Goirlese Sportvereniging Blauw-Wit (GSBW) before joining Willem II, where he featured only at reserve level for the Eredivisie club.[2] In 2009, he moved to Veendam together with teammate Michael de Leeuw, making his professional debut on 7 August that year in an away fixture against Haarlem.[3] Veendam were declared bankrupt in March 2013, and Lambooij subsequently trained with Groningen.[4] In January 2014, he signed for Go Ahead Eagles, where he remained until 2017, when he retired from professional football because of persistent injuries.[5][6]
Scouting and executive career
Following his retirement in 2017, Lambooij joined Go Ahead Eagles as a scout. In June 2020, he moved to RKC Waalwijk, where his scouting work was supported by the club's video and data analysts.[7] On 16 April 2024, he was appointed technical director of Cambuur on a four-year contract, following protracted negotiations with RKC. An arbitration case at the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) had set his release fee at €100,000, after which the clubs reached a private settlement. He succeeded Etiënne Reijnen, who had left five months earlier to become an assistant coach at Feyenoord.[8][9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Veendam | 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 103 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 110 | 10 | |||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 171 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 191 | 10 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League